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Hayden Council endorses request for $50,000 aquifer study, will sign joint support letter
Summary
Council approved a letter urging the Kootenai County Aquifer Protection District to fund a $50,000 study on the Rathdrum Prairie aquifer's carrying capacity; council amended the motion so all council members and the mayor will sign the letter, and staff clarified the district would contract directly with the consultant.
Hayden City Council voted Feb. 24 to provide a written letter of support encouraging the Kootenai County Aquifer Protection District to fund a study into the Rathdrum Prairie aquifer’s carrying capacity amid ongoing development pressures.
Councilmember Matt (a long-serving Hayden Urban Renewal Agency commissioner) said the requested funding is $50,000 and described the proposed consultant, Leon Kalakiewicz, as…
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